Speaking after the man answered his bail on Thursday, a Surrey Police spokeswoman confirmed no further action had been taken against him.

The attack - which took place at around 2.20pm on Wednesday July 2, as the 35-year-old local woman walked with her son from the canal bridge near Langmans Lane towards a cycle path in Bampton Way - was described as "vicious" and "totally unprovoked" by Detective Constable Dan Chant.

A man approached the woman and her son, punching her and knocking her to the ground before snatching her handbag. She suffered a broken nose while her nine-month-old son sustained some bruising.

Anyone with any information on the incident should call police on 101 quoting reference 45140054927.